Do you like massages ?

**Maciamo** · Dec 16, 2006, 08:54

Originally Posted by Iron Chef

From what you've described Maciamo sounds like you were on the bad end of a deep tissue massage. If done properly, you should feel quite rejuvenated after the session and any soreness or muscle aches should dissipate (quite the opposite from what you wrote, heh).

If done badly, I have been known to scream uncontrollably (hurts more than falling from a bicycle or cutting myself with a knife, for which I have never screamed of pain). If done properly it is very disagreable and slightly painful. The point is I never had muscle ache before a massage (always during, and to a lesser extent after). It does't matter which part of my body it is, but my hands and feet seems to be the most sensitive. It's funny because my hands are so tough that I have mounted DIY furniture screwing tilll I got open blisters, and I hardly felt anything. Try to give me a hand massage and I scream of pain. Strange ? Any medical explanation ?

**craftsman** · Dec 16, 2006, 09:12

For me there's nothing like a good massage. The best kind for me is a Thai massage and I used to regularly go to the temple in Thailand where an old monk would dig his elbows, knees and heels in as far as they would go and twist and stretch my body like a pro-wrestler.

Maciamo, you're not alone. Out of all the patients I've ever had, I can think of a handful who had a similar aversion to massage and even soft touch. It's a particular sign of imbalance in the body whereby the muscles and ligaments are not properly nourished by the blood. It's a more extreme version of something very common especially in people who overwork, overthink, are stressed or have sedentary jobs.